One Electric Utility Is Carbon Neutral Today

It’s one thing to own your utility and have a commitment to renewable energy, but it’s another thing to deliver. The municipal utility in Palo Alto, CA, set an ambitious target of 33 percent renewable energy by 2015 and to ultimately deliver a carbon neutral electricity supply. They will reach 48 percent renewable power in 2017 and met the carbon neutral goal starting last year. Learn more about the strategies that one municipal utility pursued to drive down its carbon emissions and acquire solar energy in this interview with Jim Stack, Senior Resource Planner of the Palo Alto Utilities, recorded via Skype on Feb. 27, 2014. Podcast (Local Energy Rules): Play in new window | Download | Embed How Can a Utility be Carbon Neutral? The foundation of Palo Alto’s energy supply is hydro power, making up as much as half of their total electricity generation each year. But other ren...